[Hardcover] St. John Damascene, among the greatest of the Eastern fathers during the patristic age, produced his work "The Fount of Wisdom" as a summary of Christian philosophy and... More > theology. This volume includes "The Philosophical Chapters," "On Heresies," and "An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith." This classic translation of the saint's magnum opus is now availble in an attractive edition from Ex Fontibus Co.< Less
Protestants and Catholics both claim that the early Church heritage of theology and broad consensus of the Church fathers leans more towards their own view. Protestants, from the beginning of their... More > existence, claimed to be “reformers” of the Catholic Church; that is, they felt themselves to be hearkening back to the more pure doctrines of the early Church and the Church fathers, rather than overturning historic Catholic doctrine.
I shall contend in this book, by means of massive documentation, that the “historical case” for Catholicism becomes stronger as the accumulation of patristic evidence piles up. Catholics need not fear patristic data any more than they need fear the Bible, as both (with all due respect to our esteemed non-Catholic Christian brothers and sisters) firmly support our theology and doctrine.< Less
Protestants and Catholics both claim that the early Church heritage of theology and broad consensus of the Church fathers leans more towards their own view. Protestants, from the beginning of their... More > existence, claimed to be “reformers” of the Catholic Church; that is, they felt themselves to be hearkening back to the more pure doctrines of the early Church and the Church fathers, rather than overturning historic Catholic doctrine.
I shall contend in this book, by means of massive documentation, that the “historical case” for Catholicism becomes stronger as the accumulation of patristic evidence piles up. Catholics need not fear patristic data any more than they need fear the Bible, as both (with all due respect to our esteemed non-Catholic Christian brothers and sisters) firmly support our theology and doctrine.< Less
Protestants and Catholics both claim that the early Church heritage of theology and broad consensus of the Church fathers leans more towards their own view. Protestants, from the beginning of their... More > existence, claimed to be "reformers" of the Catholic Church; that is, they felt themselves to be hearkening back to the more pure doctrines of the early Church and the Church fathers, rather than overturning historic Catholic doctrine. I shall contend in this book, by means of massive documentation, that the "historical case" for Catholicism becomes stronger as the accumulation of patristic evidence piles up. Catholics need not fear patristic data any more than they need fear the Bible, as both (with all due respect to our esteemed non-Catholic Christian brothers and sisters) firmly support our theology and doctrine.< Less
"Amid dreamscapes and time travel, Oliver Lea lets us eavesdrop on a conversation that is pure grace. This is imaginative apologetics in the tradition that runs from St. Justin's ‘Dialogue... More > with Trypho’ to Bishop John Noll's bestselling ‘Father Smith Instructs Jackson’. History shows that this strategy works. Lea's story is especially rich in its use of the "voice of the Fathers," the witness of the Christians of the first generations. His approach is positive, affirmative, ecumenically sensitive, and fully Catholic." - Mike Aquilina, vice-president of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.
When evangelical Christian girl Tobi is invited to attend a service at a traditional Church, she is challenged to ask herself the question, "What was worship like for the early Christians?" Presented as a fictional dialogue this is an invitation to all Christians who regard liturgy and sacrament as nothing more than medieval baggage, to reconsider in the light of early Christianity.< Less
"Amid dreamscapes and time travel, Oliver Lea lets us eavesdrop on a conversation that is pure grace. This is imaginative apologetics in the tradition that runs from St. Justin's ‘Dialogue... More > with Trypho’ to Bishop John Noll's bestselling ‘Father Smith Instructs Jackson’. History shows that this strategy works. Lea's story is especially rich in its use of the "voice of the Fathers," the witness of the Christians of the first generations. His approach is positive, affirmative, ecumenically sensitive, and fully Catholic." - Mike Aquilina, vice-president of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.
When evangelical Christian girl Tobi is invited to attend a service at a traditional Church, she is challenged to ask herself the question, "What was worship like for the early Christians?" Presented as a fictional dialogue this is an invitation to all Christians who regard liturgy and sacrament as nothing more than medieval baggage, to reconsider in the light of early Christianity.< Less
Protestants (especially Reformed Protestants, or Calvinists) often assert that St. Augustine's views were closer to theirs than to the present-day Catholic Church. My aim is to systematically... More > document St. Augustine’s advocacy of positions that historic Protestantism has expressly rejected, and (conversely) detail his opposition to some doctrines or beliefs that it has (generally speaking) espoused. Quotations are drawn from 44 separate works of St. Augustine, arranged under 157 topics, and also arranged chronologically within topics, insofar as that can be determined. This helps to clarify any development in Augustine’s views. Editorial input is kept to an absolute minimum: confined to an occasional bracketed clarification (usually a contextual matter or reference) or briefly stated fact considered to be indispensable in understanding some aspect of the quotation. I'm delighted to pass along to readers a "capsulized version" of St. Augustine's eloquent theological writing.< Less
Protestants (especially Reformed Protestants, or Calvinists) often assert that St. Augustine's views were closer to theirs than to the present-day Catholic Church.
My aim is to systematically... More > document St. Augustine’s advocacy of positions that historic Protestantism has expressly rejected, and (conversely) detail his opposition to some doctrines or beliefs that it has (generally speaking) espoused.
Quotations are drawn from 44 separate works of St. Augustine, arranged under 157 topics, and also arranged chronologically within topics, insofar as that can be determined. This helps to clarify any development in Augustine’s views.
Editorial input is kept to an absolute minimum: confined to an occasional bracketed clarification (usually a contextual matter or reference) or briefly stated fact considered to be indispensable in understanding some aspect of the quotation.
I'm delighted to pass along to readers a "capsulized version" of St. Augustine's wonderful and eloquent theological writing.< Less
Protestants (especially Reformed Protestants, or Calvinists) often assert that St. Augustine's views were closer to theirs than to the present-day Catholic Church. My aim is to systematically... More > document St. Augustine’s advocacy of positions that historic Protestantism has expressly rejected, and (conversely) detail his opposition to some doctrines or beliefs that it has (generally speaking) espoused. Quotations are drawn from 44 separate works of St. Augustine, arranged under 157 topics, and also arranged chronologically within topics, insofar as that can be determined. This helps to clarify any development in Augustine’s views. Editorial input is kept to an absolute minimum: confined to an occasional bracketed clarification (usually a contextual matter or reference) or briefly stated fact considered to be indispensable in understanding some aspect of the quotation. I'm delighted to pass along to readers a "capsulized version" of St. Augustine's wonderful and eloquent theological writing.< Less
